"daven" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈdɑː.vən/ Forms: davens [present, singular, third-person], davening [participle, present], davened [participle, past], davened [past], doven [alternative], davan [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Yiddish דאַוונען (davnen). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|yi|דאַוונען}} Yiddish דאַוונען (davnen) Head templates: {{en-verb}} daven (third-person singular simple present davens, present participle davening, simple past and past participle davened)
  1. (Judaism, intransitive) to recite the Jewish liturgy; to pray Tags: Judaism, intransitive Related terms: davening Translations (pray): dawenen (Dutch), התפלל (hitpalél) (Hebrew), молиться (molitʹsja) (Russian), davna (Swedish), דאַוונען (davnen) (Yiddish)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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